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HI, HERE’S ANOTHER LIST OF NICE ORIGINALS, AS ALWAYS THESE HAVE BEEN PLAY GRADED, FOR THOSE WHO STILL CAN’T GET A HANDLE ON THIS — IF I SAY THAT THE RECORD LOOKS VERY GOOD BUT ACTUALLY PLAYS MINT — THEN IT DOES! IT WILL BE PRICED ACCORDINGLY — NOT AS A MINT RECORD BUT AS SOMEWHERE INBETWEEN VG AND MINT. A RECORD CAN LOOK LIKE IT CAME OUT OF A SKIP AND STILL PLAY SUPERBLY. I SHOULD KNOW, MOST OF MY COLLECTION LOOKS LIKE THAT…WITH MOST OF THEM IT’S THE INTROS THAT HAVE A LITTLE NOISE

LABELS ARE CLEAN UNLESS STATED. ONLY THE A SIDE (THE NORTHERN SIDE) IS GRADED

ALL ARE USA ORIGINALS

JOY LOVEJOY — IN ORBIT — CHECKER EX 50 SOLD

Plays mint. Swoosh noise before record stars. Drill hole in label.

PAUL SMITH — I’LL RUN — JACKLYN EX 175 SOLD

I’ll Run plays a strong EX if not better. Ain’t That Something has a small scratch causing a minor click at the start. Small wol

THE TYMES — WHAT WOULD I DO — MGM DEMO VG++ 30

Crackly intro

THE ARTISTICS — GIRL I NEED YOU — BRUNSWICK DEMO EX 30

Lovely demo copy

THE VELVELETTES — THESE THINGS WILL KEEP ME LOVING YOU — SOUL EX- 25 SOLD

Bit of micro-noise on the intro otherwise perfect

THE FESTIVALS — HIGH WIDE AND HANDSOME — SMASH EX- 20

Didn’t know this actually, uptempo dancer with midtemp flip, nice

THE CHARLES IV — WE CAN DO SOME BUSINESS / BETTER GET A HOLD OF YOURSELF — SMASH EX 75 SOLD

150 quid rated double sider

THE VOGUES — THAT’S THE TUNE — CO & CE W/DEMO M- 25

Unfashionable record maybe but a lovely white demo. X on label and radio station mark WBUX

Play wise you’ll have a job finding a better one. The label on What’s Wrong side is discoloured and is more pink than white, don’t ask me. It has a little chip on the edge, hard to describe but it isn’t a chip out of the side where there’s a gap, more like a shaving on the top surface. Tiny tiny thing.

CHUCK JACKSON — THE DAY MY WORLD STOOD STILL — VIP EX+ 10

Some good underrated stuff by Chcuk from when he was with Motown

ELAINE HILL — IS IT REALLY WORTH IT — RSVP EX- 20

Good oldie that never really did much — same girl as Lainie Hill

THE CORVAIRS — LOVE IS SUCH A FUNNY THING — SYLVIA DEMO M- 30

Nice double sider

SAM DEES — FRAGILE HANDLE WITH CARE — ATLANTIC (JAMAICAN) M- 50

Left over from last week — mint copy — 50 quid?

DARRELL BANKS — OUR LOVE IS IN THE POCKET / OPEN THE DOOR TO YOUR HEART — REVILOT EX 20 SOLD

Best double sided record ever. Nice copy, pink styrene original.

Reduced leftovers below

BIG MAYBELLE — YESTERDAY’S KISSES — SCEPTER VG+/EX 20

Same comments as above — fantastic version

THE CHELL-MARS — ROAMIN’ HEART — JAMIE DEMO VG+/EX- 25

One or two light background pops

CAROLYN CRAWFORD — WHEN SOMEONE’S GOOD TO YOU — MOTOWN EX- 30

Brilliant, like all her Motown 45’s…drill hole in label, record plays NM

THE EMBERS — IT AIN’T NECESSARY / AIN’T NO BIG THING — BELL EX 30

Both sides have some minor scuffs but play absolutely fine

GIGI & THE CHARMAINES — POOR UNFORTUNATE ME — COLUMBIA DEMO EX- 20

Couple of marks but plays as new throughout

HONEY & THE BEES — WHY DO YOU HURT THE ONE WHO LOVES YOU — ARCTIC VG++ 30

A little crackle on intro, some ringwear to label

THE INTRIGUES — IN A MOMENT — BULLET VG+ 30

This is the very rare local Philly release — one or two pops but better than most copies that turn up

JANET & THE JAYS — LOVE WHAT YOU’RE DOING TO ME — HI DEMO EX- 15

Nice dancer

LANDY McNEAL — COUNTING ON YOU BABY — COLUMBIA DEMO VG+/EX 20

Bit of an odd one, makes a noise for the first 10 seconds but I can’t see anything wrong with it — fine as soon as vocals come in — has the good B side too, Stand Up And Be Counted, VG++

LOU JOHNSON — UNSATISFIED — BIG TOP EX- 15

One or two non sounding marks, plays perfectly

PAULETTE & THE CUPIDS — HE’LL WAIT ON ME — PRISM DEMO EX 50

Rare girl group dancer from Chicago. Small writing on label (circle around centre hole)